Comments on: Bwog Exclusive: Columbia Ranks 8th in US News & World Report

By: Tuition

Tuition — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:35:08 +0000

I heard one theory that because of the high degree of competitiveness that the U.S. News and World Report encourages, places are more and more sought after, admission rates keep dropping, endowments keep growing, and ultimately there is no incentive for universities to keep tuition at a reasonable price, causing us all into the commitment of taking out massive loans…or just not be able to go to the college of our choice at all. Thoughts?

By: conspiracy theorist

conspiracy theorist — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:28:01 +0000

my friend belongs to the same synagogue as one of the us news and world report editors who works on this list. he frequently shares with her such juicy details as:

princeton foots the bill for many vacations, weekends in expensive hotels and private dining experiences in top restaurants.

its all about buying your ranking. im surprised columbia couldnt pay their way above penn

By: Hm

Hm — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:58:49 +0000

Hmm. I wonder the latest is from 2007. When does the next one come about?

By: prezbo

prezbo — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:13:32 +0000

i invited mahmoud ahmadinejad and all i got was this lousy usnews ranking?

By: More good news

More good news — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:26:07 +0000

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, Columbia is #7 and beats Princeton and Yale!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities

By: what

what — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:04:30 +0000

Harvard, are you kidding. Harvard!! hahahahahahahahahahahaha these rankings are sooooooooooooooo funny.

By: The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:53 +0000

Penn is literally living off Wharton for all their hype. CAS is such a joke, and their SEAS can’t hold a candle to ours

By: #14 again

#14 again — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:15:16 +0000

Correction – I meant Penn was the worst Ivy in the rankings almost every year until 1998, magically.

By: I think

I think — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:48:52 +0000

Columbia could reach number 1 next year if we just rejected every single applicant except for one. The class of 2013 will be: _______.

By: ruh roh

ruh roh — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:37:15 +0000

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/liberal-arts-search
West Point and Naval Academy both in the top 25 for liberal arts. I guess we can expect another great 3-part series in the spec about how evil they are because the author’s brother isn’t getting along there very well.

By: meh

meh — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:32:06 +0000

before everyone starts making conspiracy theories as to why the rankings are the way they are, please read the methodology so you don’t come off as an ass.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-colleges/2008/08/21/how-we-calculate-the-rankings.html

By: alum

alum — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:06:17 +0000

Roar, lion, roar. We don’t need these stinking rankings to tell us we’re the best.

By: Sigh

Sigh — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:57:40 +0000

Politics, that’s why. These rankings are mired in politics. Columbia and Brown are significantly under ranked, especially Columbia considering its hyper selectivity. Maybe they hate the most liberal of the ivies because it’s a joke that Penn (who?) is before CU or was ever as high as 4. Wasn’t CC the most selective last year at 9 or 8% selectivity or something?

In any case, research the politics of the head honchos at the USNWR and you’ll see why.

Also, I’m really surprised at Yale being only three, Princeton’s no better than Yale. Then again I’m partial to CU and YU.

By: more

more — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:16:51 +0000

http://www.wikicu.com/US_News_rankings

By: ...

... — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:12:59 +0000

college rankings are dumb and serve no purpose other than to give people an excuse to be lazy.